2020
DOI: 10.1186/s41256-020-00147-2
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Where is the policy? A bibliometric analysis of the state of policy research on medical tourism

Abstract: Background: It is imperative that researchers studying medical tourism connect their work with policy, so that its real-world challenges can be better understood, and more effectively addressed. This article gauges the scope and evolution of policy thinking in medical tourism research through a bibliometric review of published academic literature, to establish the extent to which researchers apply public policy theories and frameworks in their investigation of medical tourism, or consider the policy imperative… Show more

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“…This is likely reflected by the fact that the majority of literature we reviewed did not address the topic from a public health or health system perspective, but instead focused on barriers to development, economic impact, effectiveness of promotional policies, and experiences and satisfaction of medical tourists. This asymmetry in the policy research agenda for South Korea is also reflected in broader published reviews of the medical tourism industry by Virani et al that suggested only a small proportion of medical tourism research focuses on policy issues [56,57]. Crucially, this could create knowledge gaps in how we understand the pros and cons of this industry and further limit the ability to generate evidence-based policymaking in favor of public healthcentered outcomes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…This is likely reflected by the fact that the majority of literature we reviewed did not address the topic from a public health or health system perspective, but instead focused on barriers to development, economic impact, effectiveness of promotional policies, and experiences and satisfaction of medical tourists. This asymmetry in the policy research agenda for South Korea is also reflected in broader published reviews of the medical tourism industry by Virani et al that suggested only a small proportion of medical tourism research focuses on policy issues [56,57]. Crucially, this could create knowledge gaps in how we understand the pros and cons of this industry and further limit the ability to generate evidence-based policymaking in favor of public healthcentered outcomes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although national governments are expected to play a critical role in regulating the private healthcare sector (including the medical tourism industry), state interventions or remedial actions by the South Korean government that have been implemented thus far appear to be minimal. Critically, even though concerns have been raised and South Korean policymakers purposefully shaped the Act based on strategies of competitors, policy learning has been selective, with many of the remedial mechanisms used by other countries to guard against the problematic aspects of their own domestic medical tourism industries neglected [56,57]. For example, Singapore has attempted to address the issue of internal brain drain by recruiting high quality healthcare workers from other neighboring countries and offering competitive salaries, training and career development opportunities [56].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We performed bibliometric analysis (employing similar methods as: [6,31,32]) using the databases of Scopus and Airiti Library. Several Taiwanese journals are not indexed in Scopus, which was why Airiti Library was selected for finding Chinese-language articles.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Durante décadas el turismo ha experimentado un continuo crecimiento y una profunda diversificación, hasta convertirse en uno de los sectores económicos que crece con mayor rapidez en el mundo (Virani, Wellstead, & Howlett, 2020). A nivel mundial representa el 10% del producto interno bruto, genera uno de cada once puestos de trabajo, el 30% de las exportaciones de servicios y el 7% del comercio internacional.…”
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